Rohinton J. Morris, MD Appointed to Surgical Director,
Heart Transplantation
and Mechanical Assist Programs at the University of Pennsylvania Health
System

(Philadelphia,
PA) - The University of Pennsylvania Health System, Department
of Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery Division announces the appointment
of Rohinton J. Morris, MD, as Surgical Director, Heart
Transplantation and Mechanical Assist Programs. In his new role, Dr. Morris
will direct management of end-stage heart failure patients and patients
who require mechanical ventricular assistance and transplantation. He
will also continue development of the Artificial Heart Program.

Dr. Morris has been with the Health System since 1999, and most recently
was Associate Director of the program. He is also a Clinical Associate
Professor of Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
Dr. Morris is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and holds memberships
in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons as well as the International Society
of Heart and Lung Transplantation. A long-time resident of Philadelphia,
Dr. Morris was an attending cardiothoracic surgeon previously at Hahnemann
University Hospital, where he also headed up the heart transplant program.

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